Alan Cowan

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Alan Cowan is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Cowan has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 63 papers in Molecular Biology and 47 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alan Cowan's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (69 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (40 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (39 papers). Alan Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (69 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (40 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (39 papers). Alan Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Alan Cowan's co-authors include Helen Wheeler-Aceto, Ronald J. Tallarida, Frank Porreca, Martin W. Adler, Saadet Inan, Kabirullah Lutfy, Debra E. Gmerek, Frank C. Tortella, Ellen B. Geller and Christopher W. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alan Cowan

133 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

pA2 and receptor differentiation: A statistical analysis of competitive antagonism

1979 380 citations Ronald J. Tallarida, Alan Cowan et al. Life Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Cowan United States	36	2.7k	2.1k	2.0k	542	402	133	5.2k
Zhen‐Zhong Xu United States	38	2.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.8×	1.7k 0.9×	608 1.1×	581 1.4×	56	7.5k
Jennifer M.A. Laird Spain	36	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	844 1.6×	228 0.6×	68	4.9k
Masabumi Minami Japan	57	4.3k 1.6×	2.6k 1.3×	3.5k 1.7×	474 0.9×	253 0.6×	248	9.5k
B. B. Lorenzetti Brazil	26	1.4k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	971 0.5×	697 1.3×	532 1.3×	36	4.2k
Nigel A. Calcutt United States	50	2.2k 0.8×	4.4k 2.1×	1.9k 1.0×	630 1.2×	508 1.3×	161	7.4k
Claire Gavériaux‐Ruff France	40	3.8k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	387 0.7×	244 0.6×	89	6.1k
Carlos Amílcar Parada Brazil	42	1.8k 0.7×	3.3k 1.6×	1.6k 0.8×	676 1.2×	550 1.4×	138	6.3k
Josef Donnerer Austria	36	2.7k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	287 0.5×	193 0.5×	120	4.3k
Mei‐Chuan Ko United States	41	2.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	390 0.7×	176 0.4×	121	4.2k
Nicoletta Galeotti Italy	43	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.3×	753 1.4×	430 1.1×	239	6.1k

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Inan, Saadet & Alan Cowan. (2020). Antipruritic Effects of Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists: Evidence from Rodents to Humans. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 271. 275–292. 18 indexed citations

Inan, Saadet, Christopher S. Tallarida, Joseph J. Meissler, et al.. (2019). Chemokine receptor antagonists enhance the antinociceptive activity of oxycodone and meperidine on incisional pain in rats. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122(6). e213–e215. 5 indexed citations

Lyu, Rong‐Ming, Alan Cowan, Yi‐Hung Chen, et al.. (2018). Phoenixin: a novel brain-gut-skin peptide with multiple bioactivity. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 39(5). 770–773. 14 indexed citations

Kim, Jae K., et al.. (2011). Icilin-evoked behavioral stimulation is attenuated by alpha2-adrenoceptor activation. Brain Research. 1384. 110–117. 7 indexed citations

Tallarida, Ronald J., Alan Cowan, & Robert B. Raffa. (2010). On deriving the dose–effect relation of an unknown second component: An example using buprenorphine preclinical data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 109(1-3). 126–129. 11 indexed citations

Huang, Peng, Lee‐Yuan Liu‐Chen, Ellen M. Unterwald, & Alan Cowan. (2009). Hyperlocomotion and paw tremors are two highly quantifiable signs of SR141716-precipitated withdrawal from delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in C57BL/6 mice. Neuroscience Letters. 465(1). 66–70. 20 indexed citations

Xiong, Zeyu, Yan Yan, Jian Song, et al.. (2008). Expression of TCTP antisense in CD25high regulatory T cells aggravates cuff-injured vascular inflammation. Atherosclerosis. 203(2). 401–408. 58 indexed citations

Rawls, Scott M., et al.. (2006). Nalfurafine, the kappa opioid agonist, inhibits icilin-induced wet-dog shakes in rats and antagonizes glutamate release in the dorsal striatum. Neuropharmacology. 52(3). 925–930. 13 indexed citations

Inan, Saadet & Alan Cowan. (2005). Reduced kappa-opioid activity in a rat model of cholestasis. European Journal of Pharmacology. 518(2-3). 182–186. 14 indexed citations

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Cowan, Alan, et al.. (2005). Capsaicin evokes hypothermia independent of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors. Brain Research. 1065(1-2). 147–151. 9 indexed citations

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Inan, Saadet & Alan Cowan. (2004). Kappa opioid agonists suppress chloroquine-induced scratching in mice. European Journal of Pharmacology. 502(3). 233–237. 76 indexed citations

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Adler, Martin W., Joseph J. Meissler, Alan Cowan, et al.. (2002). Abrupt or precipitated withdrawal from morphine induces immunosuppression. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 127(1-2). 88–95. 48 indexed citations

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Radzievsky, Alexander A., et al.. (2001). Peripheral neural system involvement in hypoalgesic effect of electromagnetic millimeter waves. Life Sciences. 68(10). 1143–1151. 35 indexed citations

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Peng, Xiaohui, John J. Cebra, Martin W. Adler, et al.. (2001). Morphine Inhibits Mucosal Antibody Responses and TGF-β mRNA in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Following Oral Cholera Toxin in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 167(7). 3677–3681. 21 indexed citations

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Cowan, Alan, et al.. (2001). Development and validation of a sensitive analytical method for the simultaneous determination of buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine in human plasma. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 51(2). 147–151. 26 indexed citations

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Wheeler-Aceto, Helen & Alan Cowan. (1991). Standardization of the rat paw formalin test for the evaluation of analgesics. Psychopharmacology. 104(1). 35–44. 321 indexed citations

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Krevsky, Benjamin, et al.. (1991). Effects of selective opioid agonists of feline colonic transit. Life Sciences. 48(16). 1597–1602. 8 indexed citations

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Adler, Martin W. & Alan Cowan. (1990). Testing and evaluation of drugs of abuse. 88 indexed citations

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Wheeler-Aceto, Helen, Frank Porreca, & Alan Cowan. (1990). The rat paw formalin test: comparison of noxious agents. Pain. 40(2). 229–238. 306 indexed citations

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Murray, Christopher W. & Alan Cowan. (1990). [d-Pen2,d-Pen5]enkephalin, the standard delta opioid agonist, induces morphine-like behaviors in mice. Psychopharmacology. 102(3). 425–426. 14 indexed citations

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